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The compound that canwork both as an oxidising as well as a reducing agent is

A

`KMnO_4`

B

`H_2SO_4`

C

`BaO_2`

D

`H_2O_2`

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(d In `H_2O_2` the O.N. of O is -1 which can be increased to 0 or decreased to -2 hence `H_20_2` can work as reducing and oxidising agent.
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